The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-22

minds,
mo part of our country is safe these
days" said Baskins.
"Out our way we're prepared" said
the cyclone representative; I'VE have
cave in the cellar to run into; let the
house sail off then. we're safe ~
The winds going to sweep us ct, !"
said Baskins, rolling his big eyes Pro
phetically; whats 20 hinderP folks is
cutting off trees, and leveling the hills
MS fast us they can. Some day they'll
wake up and find themselves to the
the mercy O. the elements.
Under the circumstances, it is not
surprising that the children and Mrs.
BaSkinS dreamed of cyclones.
The Trues began operations at day
break A smothcred CHIP fire was
lighted in the opening of the Chin
ney to smother out the bees
Il don't calc'latc they're very far
down." said Uncle True; guess | can
reach them with long handled spoon. "
Then he equipped himself in hat
draped with muSquito netting to his
waist. i long iron spoon and prcServ-
ing kettle, and started Skyward. Mrs.
True took a favorable sightseeing
position in the back yard.
Uncle True peered cautiously into
the chimney.
It's jamb full o. suthi'," he told
Aunt True; 'must be powerful big
swarm"
Sure they are smoked out enough,
JoShuay?"
"Oh, yes, they're quiet; none O. them
aint going out or coming in. There's
a leetIe buzzing, but that don't mount
to nothing-no mOre'n hens futterin'
when her heads chopped Off,
While doing two things at once
specializing how much sweetness such
colony could procure, and thrusting in
the spoon Uncle True's elbow start
ed brick down the chimney. In an
instant that powerful swarm" darted
up ri ght into Uncle True's face, as he
peeped intently over. With a howl of
fright, he dropped the kettle. Itrolled
and bumped the length of the roof, then
bounded off striking the ground just
where Aunt True stood a moment be-
fore.
Tbs woke the Baskinses like an cleo
trio shock, They set up in bed bewil-
dered and frightened. Then, hearing
the clatter of Uncle Toms boots down
the slope of the roof, Baskins said:
Its probably cyclone; we haven't
had the equinoctial yet The only
thing that II save us is to get out of the
house and away from the trees ~
As the BaskinseS fled out of the back
door, Uncle True, wishing only to dis
tance the bees, suddenly dropped among
them, in their back yard, and rolled
over groaning. Perhaps they took
him for some strange being, tipped off
another planet by freak of the cy-
clone; at any rate. they did not recog-
nize him in his ''bee protector" for as
the prone figure Topped its hands
wildly sKyward, and gasped for speech,
Baskins shouted:
Run, all on ye! Make for the open
fieldn'
Run" they did, fast and far, scream
ing till the neighborhood was aroused.
AS the Baskinses crowded through
the gate that opened into large field,
the elder Baskins looked back to see if
the house had gone over. To his sur
prise, it remained apparently firm, not
even the chimneys had started. He
noted also how still the trees were,
and what a perfect morning it was.
Surely this is no cyclone" he said,
and at once ordered a halt, while he
went back to reconnoitre. His atten-
ton was at once called to the groans
of Uncle True, who was being helped
over the fence by his wife. The for
mer, seeing through his thick veil that
it was Mr.. Baskins, called out:
tive lad terrible fall, neighbor
Baskins; / think I've broke my back.
I'll never fix chimney again.
With that he was ushered into the
house, and the door slammed behind
him.
As Mr.. Baskins gazed upon the roof
of the house, and saw many bees flying
angrily around the chimney, the abb
sence Of several bricks. long spoon
and iron kettle on the ground, dilap-
idated patch of buckwheat in his neigh
.bor' yard, the truth gradually dawned
upon him.
Come backl'' he shouted to his
family; fits no cyclone only another
Of Old True's experiments. =
As Joshua True sat bolstered up in
his armchair before the fire, it seemed
as IL every one who passed the house,
looked at the chimney and smiled
Even the boys paused on their way to
school. explaining to some newcomer:
''Old True's home gun down the roof. =
Bert also, although innocent, was
punished for the sins of his parents.
for his playmates called him '11oneyI''
This was more than Uncle True
could bear; he decided to move away,
and start anew among strangers. II
was some days before his wife could De
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